I honestly am struggling with fitting the 5-week cyclical planner into 4 equal quarters to be honest...

I don't want to have an extra day of the week to be an 8-day week like JashiiCorin does but also, I don't want the 4th quarter expanding into January of next year like it does here.



So, I’m in a bit of a pickle. I think I will still have both systems going and have just a shorter quarter 4 focusing on winding down and resetting for the next year? Not sure what to do with this to be honest.

I do want to have each cluster of three months focus on an overarching theme and connect them with my goals.

For example, January through March is my winter. It is about establishing my roots and stability. I will focus on establishing new habits and slowly ramping up to the goals I want this year such as visiting the gym more often, looking for training courses, getting financial stability structures in place, and such. Basically, paying off my credit card, setting things up for auto payments, looking and scouting out opportunities and inspiration and classes for leadership in my role at work.

Whereas from April to June, I have Growth, Building connections and Planting seeds of creation. I’m sure it all sounds like I’m thinking way too deeply about it. But this time I will start small creative endeavors, doing classes, participating in group events, and slowly building the connections I want to make. Think of them as little plants poking out of the winter soil and rabidly growing.

Summer for me will be from July through September, and I’m excited about that one because it’s about romance, business, and fun. By this point I expect to have my habits firmly set in stone such as saving money, fitness tasks weekly, and I should have some of my ADHD workbooks finished. This is also the time that traffic to my workplace slows down considerably, so I will have more time to pour into creative endeavors like Art Fight, and commissions. Summer is also a romantic time for me because I spend more time with my partners, one has a birthday all month long in September and I really love to celebrate with her. Also, it's perfect for beaching! I love to hang out on the beach, swim, and then absorb some rays (with responsible amounts of sunblock by the by) and then I like to grab a margarita and some seafood at a local restaurant. Very fun.

Then Fall for me falls from October to December. Which most people associate with winter but where I live, things don't get cold till about January if we get cold at all. So, Fall focuses on winding down, reflection, and shadow work. I have a lot of things going on from that time to holidays to a possible wedding in October. Work also picks up being busy, so I have less time to work on creative avenues during the day.